600/1000V PVC Insulated, PVC Sheathed, Unarmoured Power Cables (2-5 Cores & Multicore)

FGD400 1VV-R (CU/PVC/PVC 600/1000V Class 2)

VDE Code: NYY

Application

The cables are mainly use in fixed installations in industrial areas, buildings and similar applications but not for burial in the ground, either directly or in ducts.

Standards

Basic design adapted to IEC 60502-1

Fire Performance

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical Wire Test)

IEC 60332-1

Voltage Rating

600/1000V

Cable Construction

Conductor	Annealed copper wire, stranded according to BS EN 60228 class 2.
Insulation	PVC/A according to IEC 60502-1.
Inner Covering Option	Extruded PVC or polymeric compound.
Outer Sheath	Extruded PVC Type ST1/ST2 according to IEC 60502-1.
Outer Sheath Option	UV resistance, hydrocarbon resistance, oil resistance, anti rodent and anti termite properties can be offered as option. Compliance to fire performance standard (IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-3, UL 1581, UL 1666 etc) depends on the oxygen index of the PVC compound and the overall cable design. LSPVC can also be provided upon request.

Colour Code

Insulation Colour

Two-core: Brown, blue
Three-core: Brown, black, grey. Alternatively, green-and-yellow, blue, brown
Four-core: Blue, brown, black, grey. Alternatively, green-and-yellow, brown, black, grey
Five-core: Green-and-yellow, blue, brown, black, grey
Note: Depending on their intended use, the cables might be subject to the core colour requirements specified
in BS 7671 or other standards, or in statutory requirements.

Sheath Colour

Black, other colours can be offered upon request

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES

Maximum temperature range during operation (PVC)	70°C
Maximum short circuit temperature (5 Seconds)
Conductor cross-section ≤300 mm2	160°C
Conductor cross-section >300 mm2	140°C

Minimum bending radius	12 x Overall Diameter

Construction Parameters

Conductor		FGD400 1VV-R
No. of Cores x Cross Section	Class of Conductor	Nominal Insulation Thickness		Nominal Sheath Thickness	Nominal Overall Diameter	Approx. Weight
No.xmm2		mm		mm	mm	mm
2 Cores
2x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	9.6	120
2x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	10.4	151
2x4.0	2	1.0		1.8	12.2	212
2x6.0	2	1.0		1.8	13.2	266
2x10	2	1.0		1.8	14.8	370
2x16	2	1.0		1.8	16.6	510
2x25	2	1.2		1.8	19.6	740
2x35	2	1.2		1.8	21.8	986
2x50	2	1.4		1.8	25.2	1355
2x70	2	1.4		1.9	28.1	1798
2x95	2	1.6		2.0	32.4	2419
2x120	2	1.6		2.1	35.4	3003
2x150	2	1.8		2.2	39.2	3696
2x185	2	2.0		2.4	43.3	4536
2x240	2	2.2		2.5	48.9	5849
2x300	2	2.4		2.7	54.0	7223
2x400	2	2.6		2.9	61.5	9566
3 Cores
3x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	10.1	149
3x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	10.9	192
3x4.0	2	1.0		1.8	12.9	277
3x6.0	2	1.0		1.8	13.9	354
3x10	2	1.0		1.8	15.7	503
3x16	2	1.0		1.8	17.6	707
3x25	2	1.2		1.8	20.8	1040
3x35	2	1.2		1.8	23.2	1401
3x50	2	1.4		1.8	26.9	1942
3x70	2	1.4		1.9	30.1	2589
3x95	2	1.6		2.1	34.7	3514
3x120	2	1.6		2.2	38	4372
3x150	2	1.8		2.3	42.1	5390
3x185	2	2.0		2.5	46.5	6615
3x240	2	2.2		2.7	52.5	8576
3x300	2	2.4		2.8	58	10564
3x400	2	2.6		3.1	66.1	14049
3 Cores+1 Earth Conductor
		power conductor	earth conductor
3x 16/10	2	1.0	1.0	1.8	19.0	764
3x 25/16	2	1.2	1.0	1.8	22.6	1137
3x 35/16	2	1.2	1.0	1.8	25.3	1494
3x 50/25	2	1.4	1.2	1.9	29.6	2120
3x 70/35	2	1.4	1.2	2.0	33.2	2862
3x 95/50	2	1.6	1.4	2.2	38.4	3917
3x120/70	2	1.6	1.4	2.3	42.0	4973
3x150/70	2	1.4	1.2	2.5	46.6	5861
3x185/95	2	1.6	1.4	2.6	51.6	7321
3x240/120	2	1.6	1.4	2.9	58.3	9433
3x300/150	2	1.8	1.6	3.1	64.5	11714
3x400/185	2	2.0	1.6	3.3	73.5	15404
4 Cores
4x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	10.8	180
4x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	11.8	236
4x4.0	2	1.0		1.8	14	346
4x6.0	2	1.0		1.8	15.2	447
4x10	2	1.0		1.8	17.1	642
4x16	2	1.0		1.8	19.3	910
4x25	2	1.2		1.8	22.9	1347
4x35	2	1.2		1.8	25.6	1824
4x50	2	1.4		1.9	29.9	2553
4x70	2	1.4		2.0	33.5	3409
4x95	2	1.6		2.2	38.7	4628
4x120	2	1.6		2.3	42.3	5763
4x150	2	1.8		2.5	46.9	7132
4x185	2	2.0		2.6	51.9	8723
4x240	2	2.2		2.9	58.6	11344
4x300	2	2.4		3.1	64.8	14012
4x400	2	2.6		3.3	73.8	18590
Multicore
5x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	11.7	213
7x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	12.6	270
10x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	15.6	371
12x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	16.1	424
14x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	16.8	480
19x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	18.6	619
21x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	19.5	676
24x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	21.6	769
30x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	22.8	927
40x1.5	2	0.8		1.8	27.7	1196
48x1.5	2	0.8		1.9	28.2	1430
61x1.5	2	0.8		1.9	30.9	1773
5x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	12.8	281
7x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	13.8	363
10x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	17.2	503
12x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	17.7	580
14x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	18.6	660
19x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	20.6	860
21x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	21.6	941
24x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	24	1072
30x2.5	2	0.8		1.8	25.4	1302
40x2.5	2	0.8		2.0	31.1	1720
48x2.5	2	0.8		2.0	31.7	2039
61x2.5	2	0.8		2.1	34.7	2557

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES

Conductor Operating Temperature	70°C
Ambient Temperature	30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp) according to BS 7671 table 4D2A

Conductor cross- sectional area	Reference Method A (enclosed in conduit in thermally insulating wall etc)		Reference Method B (enclosed in conduit on a wall or in trunking etc)		Reference Method C (clipped direct)		Reference Method G (in free air) Spaced by one cable diameter
Conductor cross- sectional area	1 two-core cables*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-core cable* or 1 four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cables*, singlephase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-core cable* or 1 four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cables*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-core cable* or 1 four-core cable, three -phase a.c.	1 two-core cables*, single-phase a.c. or d.c.	1 three-core cable* or 1 four-core cable, three -phase a.c.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
mm2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A
1.5	14	13	16.5	15	19.5	17.5	22	18.5
2.5	18.5	17.5	23	20	27	24	30	25
4.0	25	23	30	27	36	32	40	34
6.0	32	29	38	34	46	41	51	43
10	43	39	52	46	63	57	70	60
16	57	52	69	62	85	76	94	80
25	75	68	90	80	112	96	119	101
35	92	83	111	99	138	119	148	126
50	110	99	133	118	168	144	180	153
70	139	125	168	149	213	184	232	196
95	167	150	201	179	258	223	282	238
120	192	172	232	206	299	259	328	276
150	219	196	258	225	344	299	379	319
185	248	223	294	255	392	341	434	364
240	291	261	344	297	461	403	514	430
300	334	298	394	339	530	464	593	497
400	-	-	470	402	634	557	715	597

* with or without a protective conductor

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter) according to BS 7671 table 4D2B

Nominal Cross Section Area	Two-core cable d.c.	Two-core cable, single-phase a.c.			Three- or four-core cable, three-phase a.c.
1	2	3			4
mm2	mV/A/m	mV/A/m			mV/A/m
1.5	29	29			25
2.5	18	18			15
4.0	11	11			9.5
6.0	7.3	7.3			6.4
10	4.4	4.4			3.8
16	2.8	2.8			2.4
		r	x	z	r	x	z
25	1.75	1.75	0.170	1.75	1.50	0.145	1.50
35	1.25	1.25	0.165	1.25	1.10	0.145	1.10
50	0.93	0.93	0.165	0.94	0.80	0.140	0.81
70	0.63	0.63	0.160	0.65	0.55	0.140	0.57
95	0.46	0.47	0.155	0.50	0.41	0.135	0.43
120	0.36	0.38	0.155	0.41	0.33	0.135	0.35
150	0.29	0.30	0.155	0.34	0.26	0.130	0.29
185	0.23	0.25	0.150	0.29	0.21	0.130	0.25
240	0.180	0.190	0.150	0.24	0.165	0.130	0.21
300	0.145	0.155	0.145	0.21	0.135	0.130	0.185
400	0.105	0.115	0.145	0.185	0.100	0.125	0.160

Note: *Spacings larger than one cable diameter will result in a large voltage drop.
r = conductor resistance at operating temperature
x = reactance
z = impedance

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